scholarly journals An assessment of floristic diversity of Gandhamardan Hill Range, Orissa, India

1970 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Sudhakar Reddy ◽  
Chiranjibi Pattanaik
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Life Form ◽  
Floristic Diversity ◽  
Humid Climate ◽  
Plant Resources ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Plant Taxon ◽  
Conservation And Management ◽  
Hill Range

The plant resources of Gandhamardan hill range were studied and analysed. A total of 912 vascular species belonging to 556 genera under 142 families were recorded. Herbs dominate the flora followed by trees, climbers and shrubs. Dominance of phanerophytes indicates the tropical moist and humid climate. Proper conservation and management plans are needed to save the natural resources, especially medicinal plants, of this sacred hill range. Keywords: Floristic diversity; Gandhamardan hill range; Life-form; Medicinal plants; Orissa.  DOI: 10.3329/bjpt.v16i1.2744  Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 16(1): 29-36, 2009 (June)

scholarly journals Ethno-medicinal Survey of Threatened Plants in Eastern Ghats, India

Our Nature ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Pattanaik ◽  
C.S. Reddy ◽  
K.N. Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Eastern Ghats ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Plant Resources ◽  
Threatened Plants ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Tribal People ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Conservation And Management

An ethnobotanical study was conducted from 2004 to 2006 to investigate the uses of threatened medicinal plants by local tribal people in Eastern Ghats of India. Information on names of plants, part used and medicinal uses was gathered from 160 randomly selected respondents using semi-structured questionnaires. The results obtained revealed that 42 plants were used as a cure of 25 ailments belonging to 30 families. All the plants collected from the study area were either endemic or threatened. The need for the conservation of these threatened plants cannot be over emphasized as most tribal people in the study area depend mostly on herbs from these species. Proper conservation and management plans are suggested to conserve the medicinal plant resources before it lost forever.Key words: Conservation, Threatened medicinal plants, CAMP, Eastern Ghats, IndiaDOI: 10.3126/on.v7i1.2559Our Nature (2009) 7:122-128 

scholarly journals A Preliminary Taxonomic Study on the Flora of Rangpur District, Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 329-365
Author(s):  
Saleh Ahammad Khan ◽  
Gazi Mosharof Hossain ◽  
Shayla Sharmin Shetu ◽  
Md Abdur Rahim ◽  
Md Shariful Islam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Form ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Taxonomic Study ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Vascular Flora ◽  
Common Life ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Fallow Lands ◽  
Plant Taxon

This study demonstrates that the vascular flora of the Rangpur district area consists of 825 species under 537 genera and 139 families. The pteridophytes and gymnosperms are represented by 25 and seven species, respectively, whereas the angiosperms by 793 species including 582 species of dicotyledons (Magnoliopsida) and 211 species of monocotyledons (Liliopsida). Poaceae with 67 species, representing 8.12% of the flora, is appeared as the largest family, and followed by Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Araceae, Malvaceae and Euphorbiaceae that collectively constitute 17.94% of this flora. Persicaria comprising 10 species is recorded as the largest genus, and followed by Ficus, Euphorbia, Solanum, Albizia and Brassica. About 59.71% taxa of this flora are herbs, 21.71% trees, 14.72% shrubs and the rest are palms, lianas, and bamboos. Erect herbs forming 35.22% of the flora comprise the most common life-form. In this flora, almost 64.29% taxa are native and the rest 35.71% are exotic. Nearly 62.61% taxa of the flora are found in wild, 26.90% as planted and 10.49% as cultivated. About 35.46% of the species commonly occur throughout all upazilas of this district. Most of the species are harboured in fallow lands, roadsides, gardens, and homesteads. All species of this district flora are known as economically useful. Most of its habitats and ecosystems are exposed to different threats. Adequate measures with effective management plans should be adopted and implemented for the sustainable use, improvement and conservation of this precious flora. Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 28(2): 329-365, 2021 (December)

scholarly journals Indigenous knowledge on common medicinal plants among Raji Community of Surkhet district, mid-western Nepal

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 88-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lal Bahadur Thapa
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Present Situation ◽  
Population Migration ◽  
Plant Resources ◽  
Practice Of Medicine ◽  
Great Pressure ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Conservation And Management

Rajis are one of the endangered indigenous tribe of Nepal distributed natively in Surkhet. In present situation the Rajis are in great pressure to change their ways of practice, belief, decision making and harvesting plant resources due to increasing population, migration and modernization. The present paper highlights the indigenous knowledge and practice of medicine preparation from common ten medicinal plants of their localities, transformation of the knowledge and response of respondents on conservation and management of medicinal plants. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njbs.v2i0.7494 Nepalese Journal of Biosciences 2 : 88-92 (2012)

scholarly journals Kajian Etnobotani Pakundalang (Blumea balsamifera (L.) DC.) sebagai Solusi Alternatif untuk Kemandirian Kesehatan Masyarakat Banggai Kepulauan, Sulawesi Tengah

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-148
Author(s):  
Wardah Wardah ◽  
Emma Sri Kuncari
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Shortness Of Breath ◽  
Plant Resources ◽  
Stomach Pain ◽  
Asteraceae Family ◽  
Skin Pain

Banggai Kepulauan Regency (Bangkep) is a small and outermost island in Indonesia, has problems with slow access to and from outside due to inadequate transportation and telecommunications facilities. Therefore, people's dependence on natural resources around them, especially medicinal plants, is essential. The method used in this study was selected interviews with village heads, traditional leaders, shamans, traditional healers, and villagers who use plants as medicinal ingredients. The results of study carried out in several villages in Banggai Kepulauan Regency showed that the community still use plant resources that are growing around to treat various ailments. One type of plant that is widely used as a medicinal ingredient is pakundalang (Blumea balsamifera (L.) DC.) which belongs to the Asteraceae family. Pakundalang is an alternative solution for community health independence to overcome various ailments including postpartum treatment, fever, flu, pain during menstruation, hemorrhoids, internal wounds, skin pain, cough, high blood pressure, diarrhea, rheumatism, stomach pain, diabetes, shortness of breath, heartburn, and malaria. Data and information regarding the ethnobotany of pakundalang are discussed in this article.

ETHNOVETERINARY MEDICINAL USES OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS ON PNEUMONIA BY THE GUJJAR AND PAHARI TRIBES OF POONCH DISTRICT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
JAMIL AHMED KHAN ◽  
RAJINDER PAUL
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Jammu And Kashmir ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Modern Health Care ◽  
Care Facilities

Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir is a reservoir of enormous natural resources including the wealth of medicinal plants. The present paper deals with 12 medicinal plant species belonging to 8 genera of angiosperms used on pneumonia in cattle such as cows, sheep, goats and buffaloes in different areas of Poonch district. Due to poverty and nonavailability of modern health care facilities, the indigenous people of the area partially or fully depend on surrounding medicinal plants to cure the different ailments of their cattles. Further research on modern scientific line is necessary to improve their efficacy, safety and validation of the traditional knowledge.

Floristic Diversity Along An Altitudinal Gradient in Lakadmandi Beat of Kalatop Khajjiar Wildlife Sanctuary of District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-110
Author(s):  
R. Verma
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Altitudinal Gradient ◽  
Himachal Pradesh ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Floristic Diversity ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Cedrus Deodara ◽  
Quercus Leucotrichophora ◽  
Herb Species

A study was conducted to understand the floristic diversity along an altitudinal gradient with elevations varying from 1800-2400m above msl in Lakadmandi beat of Kalatop Khajjiar Wildlife Sanctuary in district Chamba, Himachal Pradesh during 2011. Total number of plant species was 81 belonging to 52 families and 76 genera. The dominant families were Asteraceae, Rosaceae, Pinaceae and Polygonaceae. The number of trees species was 6, 6 and 10 with the dominance of Quercus leucotrichophora, Cedrus deodara and Cedrus deodara at 1800-2000m, 2000-2200m and 2200-2400m elevation ranges respectively. The number of shrub species was 16, 13 and 23 with the dominance of Quercus leucotrichophora sapling, Sarcococca saligna and Sarcococca saligna at 1800-2000m, 2000-2200m and 2200-2400m elevations respectively. The number of herb species was 46, 46 and 58 at 1800-2000m, 2000-2200m and 2200-2400m elevation ranges respectively. On the basis of Importance Value Index (IVI), Valeriana jatamansii was the dominant herb at 2000-2200m and 2200-2400m elevation ranges respectively. The distribution pattern of most of plant species was contiguous at all altitudinal ranges. Index of diversity for herb species in these elevational ranges was 3.420, 3.568 and 3.250. Out of 40 medicinal plant species recorded from the area, 3 species i.e. Paris polyphylla, Podophyllum hexandrum and Taxus wallichiana fall in the category of threatened plants. The better conservation of natural resources can be done through promotion of community based conservation, ex-situ conservation through tissue culture, developing cultivation technologies and nurseries of medicinal plants and conducting of regular training on the procedure of medicinal plants collection and processing among the end users.

Pengembangan Potensi Ekowisata Suku Sambori Bima Nusa Tenggara Barat Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zulharman Zulharman ◽  
Mochamad Noeryoko ◽  
Ibnu Khaldun
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Tourist Attraction ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
Future Strategy ◽  
The Right

The objectives of this study were: a. Identifythe potential for ecotourism based on family medicinal plants (toga) that can be developed in Sambori Tribe b. Identify the right strategy for developingecotourism based on family medicinal plants (toga) in Sambori Tribe based on community and stakeholder perceptions. Research Methods:The research method used descriptive methods with survey and observation techniques. Data collection used purposive sampling, the data consisted of aspects of tourism products and markets, economic and business benefits from ecotourism activities and the socio-economic conditions of the community. Product aspects include the main potential of flora, namely toga plants, fauna, natural attractions and landscapes, amenities, accessibility and the socio-cultural life of the community. The market aspect consists of potential tourists in Sambori Tribe. Key informants (Stakeholders). In this study, thestrategy is not only subjective to the researcher, the researcher also involves the opinions of related experts to become respondents. Results and Discussion:  The results of the research that Sambori Tribe had a variety of toga plants with  the potential as a tourist attraction.Sambori Tribe has a diversity of flora and fauna potentials as well as a very suitable landscape potential as a tourist attraction. Conclusion: Sambor Tribe has the potential of flora and faund and the landscape.  The future strategy for developing ecotourism of Toga in Sambori Tribe includes optimizing the potential of toga plants in terms of cultivation, land management and processing potential of toga plants, developing high potential of biological natural resources, both flora and fauna, and natural panoramas

scholarly journals A floristic description of the Afromontane fynbos communities on Platberg, Eastern Free State, South Africa

Koedoe ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert F. Brand ◽  
Pieter J. Du Preez ◽  
Leslie R. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Plant Communities ◽  
Conservation Management ◽  
Alien Invasive Species ◽  
Ecological Processes ◽  
The North ◽  
Shrub Community ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Twinspan Classification

Within the Platberg area and the wider Drakensberg region, the shrinking natural resources and the threat posed to biodiversity are of concern to conservation management and require an understanding of long-term ecological processes. The vegetation of Platberg was investigated as part of an ecological survey to establish Afromontane floristic links to the Drakensberg as well as for the management of natural resources. From a TWINSPAN classification, refined by the Braun-Blanquet method, four main plant communities were identified, which were subdivided into fynbos, wetland, a woody/shrub community and grassland. A classification and description of the fynbos are presented in this article.The analysis showed the fynbos divided into two communities comprising four sub-communities and seven variants. The fynbos community had an average of 28.34 species per relevé, ranging from 14 to 54 species per sample plot. Twenty-four endemic or near-endemic Drakensberg Alpine Centre (DAC) species and 22 exotic (alien-invasive) species were recorded. Numerous floristic links with the DAC, Cape flora fynbos and grassland bioregions to the north and west were also found. The description of the fynbos plant communities can serve as a basis for the formulation of management plans for the area.

scholarly journals An Overture for eCAM: Science, Technology and Innovation Initiation for Prosperous, Healthy Nepal

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Krishna Kaphle ◽  
Dinesh Raj Bhuju ◽  
Pramod Kr Jha ◽  
Hom Nath Bhattarai
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Royal Academy ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
Technology And Innovation ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Mountain Terrains ◽  
Science Technology And Innovation

Nepal the “Shangri-La” in the lap of the Himalayas is gearing up for modern times as it starts rebuilding after a decade of senseless violence and destruction. The nation one of the poorest in the global development index is rich in natural resources and biodiversity. Reports of medicinal plants far exceeding those recorded and reported so far are encouraging and at the same time concerns for medicinal plants under threat as a result of overexploitation are emerging from Nepal. The harsh mountain terrains, lack of industrialization and harnessing potentiality of its areas of strength; water; natural resources and tourism make it poor in per capita income which averages ~ 300 US$, with half the population living under >1$ a day. Nepal is beginning to realize that the way ahead is only possible through the path of Science and Technology (ST). Nepal Academy of Science and Technology formerly known as Royal Academy of Science and Technology organized the fifth national conference held every 4 years that took place in the capital Kathmandu during November 10-12, 2008. The ST initiation event saw the participation of ~ 1400 people representing over 150 organizations from the country and experts from abroad. The theme for the fifth national meet was “Science, Technology and Innovation for Prosperous Nepal”. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) was an important theme in the event as the realization for the need of ST research focused in CAM for harnessing the chemo diversity potential was univocally approved.

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